Stewart Menzies
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United Kingdom 
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| Service | Secret Intelligence Service (SIS/MI6) |
| Rank | Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service |
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First World War Second World War Cold War |
| Award(s) | KCB, KCMG, DSO, MC |
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| Birth name | Stewart Graham Menzies |
| Born | 30 January 1890 London, England, UK |
| Died | 29 May 1968 (aged 78) London, England, UK |
| Buried | Luckington, Wiltshire |
| Height | 5ft 10ins |
| Nationality | British |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Residence | London & Luckington |
| Parents | John Graham Menzies, Susannah West Wilson |
| Spouse | Lady Avice Sackville (m. 1918–1931) |
| Children | Fiona (b. 1934) |
| Occupation | Intelligence officer |
| Alma mater | Eton College |
Major General Sir Stewart Graham Menzies, KCB, KCMG, DSO, MC (
i/ˈmɪŋᵻz/; 30 January 1890 – 29 May 1968) was Chief of MI6 (SIS), British Secret Intelligence Service from 1939 to 1952, during and after the Second World War.
Stewart Graham Menzies was born in England in 1890 into an immensely wealthy family, as the second son of John Graham Menzies and Susannah West Wilson, daughter of ship owner Arthur Wilson of Tranby Croft. His grandfather, Graham Menzies, was a whisky distiller who helped establish a cartel and made huge profits. His parents became friends of King Edward VII who at the time was rumoured to be Menzies' father, though this was probably not the case. Menzies was a nephew of Robert Stewart Menzies. But Menzies' father was dissolute, never established a worthwhile career, and wasted his share of the family fortune; he died of tuberculosis in 1911 in his early 50s, leaving only a minimal estate.
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